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Monday, November 07, 2005

Yo! Not for me. Are you kidding? Back away from the llama. Adore me from a distance.

The hugs are needed for my dear friend Clare at Eat Stuff in Sydney, Australia. Clare, an extraordinary cook with a marvelous zest for food and life that shows in every word she types. Clare, who is friendly to absolutely everyone and everything, and who always has a kind and encouraging word to spare. Clare, who is responsible for the success of the wildly popular Weekend Cat Blogging--and who talked me into heading to the auction to bid on what are now my new llamas when I had decided not to go. (Yes, apparently she has been crazy about llamas ever since she saw one on "Sesame Street" when she was a kid, and dreams of owning one herself someday.) Clare--one of the most wonderful people I have never met.

Maybe you remember the all-night Transcontinental Bakeathon she and I cooked up. You don't have to be bopping around the food blog world for long to run into her. You start to leave a comment on some obscure food blog you're thrilled to have just discovered, and who has left her cheerful mark there moments earlier? Clare, of course. Amy and I used to jokingly say, "Clare, she's everywhere!" So when she disappears for a day or two, things out there just feel very wrong. Like now.

If you haven't heard already, in a horrible twist of fate and circumstance, last week Clare was severely wounded by Kiri, the cat she loves with all her heart, while trying to protect him from an unleashed dog that was attacking the two of them. She is still in the hospital. Clickhere if you would like to read an update from her sweetheart, Casey.

The magic of the internet makes us feel so close to each other. With just a few clicks, we can visit someone on the other side of the world. It is so easy to forget how very far away we actually are from one another--and how helpless this can sometimes make us feel.

I know something we can do, though. It is possible to send anybody, anywhere hugs and healing thoughts just by thinking about them. This really does work. And the more people that do it, the bigger the impact. So if you could just take a minute right now to close your eyes and send Clare some help, we just might be able to get her back to us a little sooner. Thank you.

20 comments:

Healing thoughts and prayers have been said and sent. I hope that she feels better soon. It's wonderful that we all support each other. I know she will be happy to see all her comments when she is feeling up to blogging again.

Farmgirl,I just saw what happend to Clare and then jumped over here...I have to say its people like you and Clare that make me so happy I started my goofy little blog. It is a small world and its wonderful to see how much people care about each other! What a thoughtful post!

I see Kiri and Clare happy and healthy and baking something wonderful! I have just visited her, thanks for being such a good friend and getting all this help for her. The more positive vibes the better!

Oh dear, oh dear. This is terrible and I'm sending all the light and love I can . I know what those cat bites feel like - but I only had ONE a long time ago, while working for a vet. The bite immediately went into blood poisoning and it took a long time to heal, even with IV antibiotics. Oh blessings to you Clare!love Kat

Because you posted this damned llama picture I spent all night dreaming about riding the bloody thing. Whatever the llama's fame as a pack animal, they are not good riding beasts -- at least not in dreams. You have to sit way back over their hind-quarters and steer them by leaning way forward and tugging on their ears -- at least you do in dreams. Then you drop your groceries and they bite and they get lost.

Hi Kristi,It looks like she will hopefully be coming home from the hospital soon. Casey said he printed out the wonderful messages everyone left for her on Eat Stuff, and she has been reading them over and over and over. : )

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